Following are a number of back-translations of Romans 16:1:
- Uma: “With this letter of mine I tell you who Febe is. She is our one-faith relative who helps the followers of the Lord Yesus in the village of Kengkrea.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I want to introduce to you who are there at Roma Pebe, one female sibling of ours (incl.), because she also trusts Isa Almasi. Her work is to help the ones who trust in Isa in the place/land Kenkerea.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “By means of this letter I introduce to you Phoebe, our (incl.) sister because of believing. She helps the believers in the town of Cenchreae.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “There is a woman companion of ours that I would like to introduce (make-known) to you by means of this letter. She is Febe who serves the congregation at Cenkrea.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Concerning one of our siblings, a woman who is named Phoebe, I want you to know her. This one is one who works in the church which is in the city of Cenchreae.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 15:25:
- Noongar: “‘While all these things were happening, the first son was outside working. He came back. When he came near the house, he heard singing and dancing,” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘At that time, the first-born child was away at the fields/garden. When he returned from the garden, and was close to home, he heard people playing flutes and the sounds of a party.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘But his older son was at that time in the field. When he came home and when he was close, he heard playing-of-the-kulintang/gongs and dancing there in their house.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And,’ said Jesus, ‘as for that older brother, he was still in the field. And when he was about to arrive home, he heard the drum and the sound of dancing feet.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But his older-sibling, he was still in the rice-fields. When he was going-home, he heard (people)-dancing,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But well, his older son wasn’t there, for he was in the field at that time. When he returned, just as he was near the house, he heard dance music.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 22:11:
- Uma: “People who are evil, let them do evil. People who sin, let them sin. People who are upright, let them do upright [deeds]. People who are holy, let them to do holy [deeds].'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Whoever does bad and defiling things, let them continue/increase their bad and defiling doings. Likewise also whoever does good and holy things, let them continue/increase their good and holy doings.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “At that time,’ he said, ‘he whose actions are still bad, let him continue doing bad, and he whose actions are still filthy, let him continue doing filthy things, and he whose actions are good at that time, let him continue doing good, and he who obeys what God wants, let him continue obeying what God wants.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And when that time arrives, those who do what is evil and filthy, they must continue doing what is evil and filthy. Those however who do what is good and those whose way-of-life is holy, they must continue doing what is good and following a holy way-of-life.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Therefore since that’s how it is, those doing evil will just continue to cause evil, because that’s what they like doing. Like that too are those whose nature/ways are disgusting, they will just continue to make them disgusting. But the people of God who do good, they must just continue these good works of theirs and be careful to be far from all sin.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “As for the person who continues on as an evil person, then he can just go on doing evil.’ he said. ‘As for the person who likes to do evil, then he can just go on doing evil. But as for the person who likes to do good, he should go on doing good. The person who has given his heart over to God, let him continue only following God, let him not separate.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 1:6:
- Uma: “All this shows [lit., makes-clear] that your faith in the news of Kristus that we (excl.) delivered to you is indeed strong,” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “The teaching about Isa Almasi is really firmly in your livers.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And your faith in what we taught you about Jesus Christ has become strong.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Because you correctly/thoroughly believed what we (excl.) taught about Cristo,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Thereby your minds have really comprehended this truth concerning Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “And now that word I told you would happen when you believed in Christ in Christ is just what has happened there where you live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 16:25:
- Noongar: “But Abraham said, ‘Remember, my son, when you were alive, you had all the good things, but Lazarus had all the bad things. But now he is sits happily in this place while you have pain.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Abraham said: ‘Remember, child: While you (sing.) were still living in the world, you (sing.) received/got all the good, while Lazarus (emphatic) received/got only the bad. At this time, he is comforted here, and as for you (sing.), you (sing.) receive/get suffering/difficulty.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But Ibrahim said, ‘Friend, remember that you have received already all kinds of good during your lifetime but Lasarus has received bad. But now his situation is good here, and you are suffering pain.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “However, Abraham answered, calling, ‘Grandchild, remember that when you were still alive, your life was filled with happiness. But as for Lazarus, his life was filled with torment, and now Lazarus is happy, and you are in torment.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘But Abraham said, ‘Remember my child that during your (sing.) lifetime, you (sing.) had all the good things that you (sing.) wanted, and as for Lazarus, it was pure hardship that he underwent. But now he is enjoying himself here and you (sing.) in-turn are the one being hardshipped there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But the reply of Abraham was, ‘Son, what you are to remember is your life while still under the heavens, that you caused yourself to have-an-abundance-of-everything. As for Lazaro here, he experienced big hardship/suffering. But today, he is being comforted here. You now are the one who is experiencing far from ordinary hardship/suffering.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 2:7:
- Uma: “What we (excl.) announce is cleverness that is from God, we (excl.) announce God’s purpose to give us (incl.) bigness of life [glory]. That purpose of his was not-yet know to mankind long ago. But before the world was made, God made-certain from-the-start to give us that bigness of life.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “My preaching is about the purpose of God which mankind did not know. When this world was not yet created, God already thought about what he should do (lit. as to how) so that we (incl.) would go to heaven.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “This teaching that I’m talking about, it is the hidden things that God is doing that was not known long ago by mankind. A long time ago, before anything was created, God already thought of this that He would do, so that we might be made immortal.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The kind-of-wisdom that we (excl.) are talking-about, it is God’s plan which he decided before the world was created that we be included in his greatness (lit. highness). But he didn’t make-this -known to people previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “But rather, in this that we (excl.) are teaching, God’s far-from-ordinary wisdom/understanding is being made evident, which he did not make known to the people of the past, and which even now is not understood by many. But even though it’s like that, through the strength of this wisdom/understanding of his, before he created this world, God had already determined this which has now happened which Cristo did so that we would receive-a-share of his praiseworthiness in the future.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “But this word I speak which truly makes the people wise is God’s word. In the days which are past, the people who lived here on earth did not know about this word. Before God made the world, he already had determined what would happen afterwards to cause our souls to be saved.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 17:26:
- Noongar: “‘The Days of the Son of Man will come like the days of Noah.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
- Uma: “‘Like what happened at the time of the prophet Nuh long ago, like that also what will happen at the day of my coming, I the Son of Man.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “In the future when I come back to the world, the works of the people will be like the works/doings of the people of the time of Nu ley.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And in the future, at the time when I return to the earth, the activity of people will be like the activity of the people long ago at the time of Noah.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘The behavior of people on the day that I come again will be like the time of Noe.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “It’s true, that how the punishment coming to them wasn’t being considered by (lit. in the head of) the people in the time of Noe, that is indeed how it will be at my returning here, I who am the One From Heaven Born of Man/human.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of 1 Corinthians 3:23:
- Uma: “And you are the portion of Kristus, and Kristus is the portion of God.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “But remember, you belong to Almasi. Almasi also belongs to God.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And as for you, you are only subjects of Christ; and Christ, He also is the subject of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And as for you, you belong to Cristo, and as for Cristo, he belongs to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “For is it not so that you are now Cristo’s?. And this Cristo, (he is) God’s.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “We now, we will do the will of Christ. And Christ does the will of God.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
